Opinion
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NEA Members Rate Vouchers ‘Not Important’
Opinion -Although teacher union president Bob Chase delivers an obligatory voucher denunciation in most of his public speeches, a remarkable 61 percent of his members do not consider it important for the union to speak out on the issue of school vouchers, -
New Study Says Medical Errors Are Overstated
Opinion -In the March 2001 issue of Health Care News, we reported “as many as 98,000 Americans are dying each year as a result of medical errors. -
State Education Roundup
Opinion -Alaska California Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maryland New York Ohio Texas Wisconsin Standardized Tests Reveal Grading Gap At its annual convention in July, the National Education Association approved a resolution declaring the -
Timeline: Stem Cell Research Debate
Opinion -November 1998 — University of Wisconsin scientists publish their discovery of human embryonic stem cells. August 23, 2000 — National Institutes of Health issues final guidelines for funding stem cell research. -
The Defined Contribution Health Benefit: A Practical Primer
Opinion -A defined contribution approach to health care creates a new, more sustainable financial framework for an employer seeking to provide its employees with health benefits and purchase health plan coverage. -
Missouri Chamber Launches Innovative Approach to Small Group Insurance
Opinion -Leave it to the Show Me State to lead the way with ground-breaking health care insurance solutions using market-based principles. -
The Forest vs. The Trees on Patients’ Rights
Opinion -"Patients' rights" legislation is once again taking center stage in Washington, DC. The new leadership in the Senate is making the curbing of the HMO industry a priority, and the nature of the subject overall is making it news. -
Single-Payer No Guarantee of Quality Care
Opinion -Single-payer health care systems are frequently proposed as the solution to the problem of health care access for the uninsured. -
Tennessee Taxpayers Revolt
Opinion -Tennessee lawmakers abandoned their efforts to pass a state income tax, aimed at funding the state’s government-run health care system, after protesters chanting “No new taxes” broke windows in the capitol building in Nashville on Friday, July 13. -
08/2001: The Pulse
Opinion -Writing in Slate, Michael Kinsley argues on the one hand, the Patients’ Bill of Rights validates liberal ascendancy. He points out "that no major Republican is out there saying, 'No. This violates my most basic free-market principles. -
Recently Released …
Opinion -Pharmaceutical Price Controls and Patient Welfare John E. Calfee, Ph.D. -
Patients’ Bill of Rights a Pandora’s Box
Opinion -In response to consumer dissatisfaction with managed care, the U.S. -
08/2001: State Legislative Update
Opinion -Florida This year's legislative session was a mixed blessing for the state's residents. -
Bill of Rights . . . or Federal Takeover of Medicine?
Opinion -For decades, the U.S. health care system was the envy of the entire world. -
Bush reaffirms Kyoto opposition
Opinion -Armed with the National Academy of Sciences' just-released study of climate change science, President George W. Bush began to lobby Europe on revisions to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. -
California energy debate heats up
Opinion -Political rhetoric on energy issues from the state of California continues to heat up along with the rising summer temperatures. -
Kern County the answer to California energy woes?
Opinion -Supporters of a balanced, market-based energy policy point to central California's Kern County as an example for the rest of the state to follow. -
Supporters of Bush energy plan deflect criticism
Opinion -After the euphoria surrounding its unveiling, the Bush energy plan is experiencing the hangover of biting criticism from both free-market and anti-market interests. -
Endangered Species Act hits Klamath again
Opinion -Having just lost their water supplies to endangered sucker fish, residents of the Klamath River basin and much of the Pacific Northwest took another hit May 31 as a federal appeals court shut down logging in much of California, Oregon, and Washington. -
Federal study concludes nuclear storage is safe
Opinion -Persons on both sides of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada nuclear storage debate have found reason for encouragement and reason for concern as control of the U.S. Senate was given over to the Democrats. -
EPA panel pushes tough new dioxin rules
Opinion -Stringent new regulations on low-level dioxins are being pushed by an Environmental Protection Agency advisory panel even though scientific studies cannot show any link between current dioxin levels and adverse effects on human health. -
Motor vehicle mileage rules: Making matters worse
Opinion -Global climate change is in the news again, this time as a reason for enacting stricter motor vehicle fuel economy standards for light-duty trucks, including SUVs, vans, and pickups. -
Bush upholds Clinton air particle rules
Opinion -Controversial new air quality rules regarding fine particulate matter, announced by the Clinton administration in 1997 and subject to numerous scientific and legal challenges since, will be kept in place by the Bush administration. -
Taylor recommends . . .
Opinion -ECN: If you were to recommend a short list of books, journals, articles, or Web sites on free market environmentalism, what would be on that list?
